Day: March 4, 2014

Application Google

Fake Google Maps listings recorded calls to the FBI, Secret Service

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As reported on The Verge. By Josh Lowensohn After failing to get Google’s attention about alleged security weaknesses on location listings added to Google Maps, an engineer created his own fake listings on the service that recorded calls made to the FBI and Secret Service. Bryan Seely, a former Microsoft and Avanade employee, set up listings to both government offices using a combination of Google’s Map Maker and Google Places, then used call recording software to tape calls…

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Camera lowered into deep ocean trench finds unexpected creatures

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As reported on The Verge. By Rich McCormick Scientists have taken their first look into the previously unexplored New Hebrides deep-sea trench in the Pacific Ocean. At the bottom of the trench — a depth of more than 23,000 feet (7,000 meters) — they found a surprising group of creatures, unlike those found in other deep trenches around the world. The expedition was carried out by the University of Aberdeen’s Oceanlab team, in association with New Zealand’s…

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Samsung To Donate $3M To Charities Chosen By Ellen, Says It Was Included “Organically” In Her Oscar Selfie

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Anthony Ha So … what was the deal with Ellen DeGeneres’ already-famous, celebrity-packed selfie at the Oscars? Why did she use what appeared to be a Samsung Galaxy Note to take the photo? I mean, nothing against the Galaxy Note, but there’s been some debate about whether DeGeneres, who was hosting the ceremony, got paid by Samsung to use the phone. Well, a Samsung spokesperson just sent me a statement suggesting that wasn’t the case.…

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Ben Horowitz’s Honest And Real Take On Entrepreneurship

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Leena Rao Imagine your business is down to its last stretch of runway and your investors refuse to put more cash into it. Your friends and your most trusted advisers tell you that it’s probably time to throw in the towel, but as a last-ditch effort to find some capital, you decide to take the company public. You are half-certain that the company will go completely bankrupt during the actual roadshow,…

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Facebook in talks to buy drone company, could battle Google’s internet balloons

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As reported on Engadget. BY MAT SMITH   Facebook is in discussions to purchase Titan Aerospace, a company that makes solar-powered drones that can apparently stay up in the skies for up to five years at a time. According to Techcrunch’s sources, Facebook wants solar-powered drones to deliver sky-based internet access, with a view to building 11,000 UAVs to deliver data services, at least initially, in Africa. The drone company has confirmed that there are discussions with…

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